04-16-2011, 11:10 AM
SANDUSKY, OH - In an on-going effort to assist owners of property along Ohio's Lake Erie coast, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is hosting two public meetings to discuss the latest progress in the state's Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Program (LESEMP).
The first meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday April 27, at the Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison Street, Port Clinton. At this meeting, ODNR staff will release management and erosion control recommendations for the Western Basin Region of the LESEMP. The Western Basin Region extends from the eastern boundary of Mallard Club Marsh State Wildlife Area in Lucas County to the outcropping of limestone bedrock at Rock Ledge located just east of Port Clinton in Ottawa County.
The second meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday May 11, at the Huron Public Library, 333 Williams Street, Huron. This meeting will introduce Erie County residents - specifically those with interests in the Cedar Point to Vermilion River Region of the lakeshore - to the LESEMP program. Input gained at this meeting will help ODNR develop recommendations for this third study region of the LESEMP.
The LESEMP is being developed through a partnership between ODNR's Office of Coastal Management and Divisions of Geological Survey and Wildlife.
LESEMP is offered as free technical assistance to property owners to identify the causes of erosion in their area and ways in which coastal erosion issues can be addressed based on "reaches." Reaches are stretches of shore within each region of the coast that have similar site conditions including erosion issues, geology and habitat. The objective of the reach-based approach to erosion control is to simplify the decision process and enhance the effectiveness of solutions to erosion issues.
LESEMP does not contain any regulatory oversight provisions. Property owner input is integral throughout the development of the LESEMP recommendations which are based on feedback and information obtained from a variety of sources, most notably those who live and work along the coast.
Recommendations for the LESEMP's first study region covering Ashtabula County were completed in 2010. They, along with maps showing the extent of each LESEMP study region and more information about the program, are available on the Office of Coastal Management's LESEMP Web site: www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/20501/default.aspx.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
Media Contact
Mark Cencer, ODNR Office of Coastal Management<br />
419. 626. 7980
Jason Fallon, ODNR Office of Communications<br />
614. 265. 6842
The first meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday April 27, at the Ida Rupp Public Library, 310 Madison Street, Port Clinton. At this meeting, ODNR staff will release management and erosion control recommendations for the Western Basin Region of the LESEMP. The Western Basin Region extends from the eastern boundary of Mallard Club Marsh State Wildlife Area in Lucas County to the outcropping of limestone bedrock at Rock Ledge located just east of Port Clinton in Ottawa County.
The second meeting will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday May 11, at the Huron Public Library, 333 Williams Street, Huron. This meeting will introduce Erie County residents - specifically those with interests in the Cedar Point to Vermilion River Region of the lakeshore - to the LESEMP program. Input gained at this meeting will help ODNR develop recommendations for this third study region of the LESEMP.
The LESEMP is being developed through a partnership between ODNR's Office of Coastal Management and Divisions of Geological Survey and Wildlife.
LESEMP is offered as free technical assistance to property owners to identify the causes of erosion in their area and ways in which coastal erosion issues can be addressed based on "reaches." Reaches are stretches of shore within each region of the coast that have similar site conditions including erosion issues, geology and habitat. The objective of the reach-based approach to erosion control is to simplify the decision process and enhance the effectiveness of solutions to erosion issues.
LESEMP does not contain any regulatory oversight provisions. Property owner input is integral throughout the development of the LESEMP recommendations which are based on feedback and information obtained from a variety of sources, most notably those who live and work along the coast.
Recommendations for the LESEMP's first study region covering Ashtabula County were completed in 2010. They, along with maps showing the extent of each LESEMP study region and more information about the program, are available on the Office of Coastal Management's LESEMP Web site: www.ohiodnr.com/tabid/20501/default.aspx.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR Web site at www.ohiodnr.com.
Media Contact
Mark Cencer, ODNR Office of Coastal Management<br />
419. 626. 7980
Jason Fallon, ODNR Office of Communications<br />
614. 265. 6842